Re: [PATCH] init/version.c: Define version_string only ifCONFIG_KALLSYMS is not defined.

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Mon Jul 14 2008 - 16:06:04 EST


On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:04:46 -0700 Daniel Guilak wrote:

> int Version_* is only used with ksymoops, which is only needed (according to
> README and Documentation/Changes) if CONFIG_KALLSYMS is NOT defined. Therefore
> this patch defines version_string only if CONFIG_KALLSYMS is not defined.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Guilak <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> init/version.c | 2 ++
> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> Depends on "[PATCH] init/version.c: Silenced sparse warning by declaring the version string."
>
> diff --git a/init/version.c b/init/version.c
> index 041fd82..52a8b98 100644
> --- a/init/version.c
> +++ b/init/version.c
> @@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
> #include <linux/utsrelease.h>
> #include <linux/version.h>
>
> +#ifndef CONFIG_KALLSYMS
> #define version(a) Version_ ## a
> #define version_string(a) version(a)
>
> extern int version_string(LINUX_VERSION_CODE);
> int version_string(LINUX_VERSION_CODE);
> +#endif
>
> struct uts_namespace init_uts_ns = {
> .kref = {
> --

Does not apply cleanly to linux-2.6.26, linux-next-20080714, or Linus-git-head.

and why do we ned both extern int version_string()
and int version_string() ?

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~Randy
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